That is the fifth studio LP & Rhymesayers Leisure debut from Queens, New York emcee/producer Elucid. For practically 2 many years, he’s been making a reputation for himself whether or not or not it’s his 10 mixtapes & 2 EPs that he’s launched by himself or changing into 1/2 of the summary duo Armand Hammer. His full-length solo debut Save Your self got here through the spring of 2016, which was adopted by I Informed Bessie in addition to the Fats Possum Information-backed Revelator & Interference Sample. On condition that 2 of 2025’s most celebrated albums Golliwog & Mercy each got here out below Rhymesayers, it was solely a matter of time for I Guess U Needed to Be There to drop & my anticipation was raised after studying Sebb Bash was absolutely producing it.
“1st Gentle” started the rollout with this drumlessly summary lead single speaking about being on farmer time whereas “Cantana” works in some exuberant pianos & a soul pattern desirous to be left the fuck alone along with being on his eighth life. “Palms n Toes” that includes Estee Nack finds the two leaning in the direction of a hardcore increase bap vibe dropping bars that they assume will go over folks’s heads greater than Israeli drones, however then “Make Me Clever” strips the drums once more describing the federal government pairin’ propaganda with a pie within the face when that & the drone line on the earlier monitor aren’t solely unsuitable.
My favourite monitor right here would simply be “Coonspeak” from the abstractly acutely aware lyricism to the experimentally depraved & drumless loop simply earlier than “Equiano” reaches the midway level bringing the drums again in while turning up the psychedelia telling it straight how it’s. Armand Hammer reunites for the third & remaining single “The Lorax” returning to the increase bap & together with a reference to the notorious Malice on the Palace brawl which occurred after I was about to show 8 whereas “Fainting Goats” that includes Breeze Brewin’ jump over this drumless chipmunk soul beat speaking about their reaffirmations of no one having tougher movement than them.
“I Say Self” rounds out third with a sinisterly darkish strategy instrumentally speaking about his refusal to place swine above himself whereas “Visitation Place” shifts in the direction of a psychedelic path with the beat tearing aside the kind of individuals who must be doing extra once they don’t & seeing it of their eyes that nothing’s including up when he can’t both. “Alive Herbals” turns up the funk seeking to the paint the block blue with cash inside his footwear & “Parental Advisory” ends the album on some drumless psychedelic rock shit questioning if his firearm awoke anybody from their sleep.
Receiving an enormous co-sign from one in every of my prime 10 producers of all-time The Alchemist calling him “his favourite producer at present”, Sebb Bash validates that by linking up with Elucid to surpass Revelator to develop into the best entry in his complete solo catalog & continues to ring on this new period for Backwoodz Studioz since they’ve signed this distribution cope with Rhymesayers Leisure final spring. His abstractly acutely aware & hardcore lyrical fashion has been progressively enhancing & Sebb cooks up a few of his biggest manufacturing constructed round drumless, increase bap, psychedelia & chipmunk soul.
Rating: 9/10